The Most Famous People That Did Time at Rikers Island

A lonely island

It’s no secret that a lot of celebrities and famous people have had run-ins with the law. Nobody is perfect, and we know accidents happen. That being said, Rikers Island is one of the most famous prisons on the planet: You’d be surprised at the number of famous people that have done their fair share of time at Rikers, including a story about A$AP Rocky you might not have heard before.

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Rikers Island

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Rikers Island is a unique prison because of the fact that it’s actually an island. The island used to be used as just a plot of land for garbage, but eventually it became one of the more famous locations for a prison on the planet.

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Tupac Shakur

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After being slammed with sexual assault charges, Tupac was released from Rikers Island in October of 1995, when Death Row Records put up his $1.4 million bail.